Showing posts with label موسيقا. Show all posts
Showing posts with label موسيقا. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

العروض أمثلة مسموعة على بحور الشعر العربي

العروض
أمثلة مسموعة على بحور الشعر العربي















موشّحات وأوزان الأخرى
ما أحلاك
تبدى حسن ذات الشؤون
يا من يحن إليكِ فؤادي (مستفعلن فاعلن فاعلاتن)
صلاة ربي على المصطفى (مستفعلن فاعلن فاعلن)
عطفا أيا جيرة الحرم
باتَ وَسُمارُهُ النُجومُ
رب ليل ظفرت بالبدر

وغزال مشنف
ما أخجل قده غصون البان
يا ليلة الوصل وكاس العقار
في زهـرة وطــيبِ
صادني ولم يدر ما صادا
غصن من البان مثمر قمرا

ما على من هام وجدا بذوات الحلى
أبى أن يجود بالسلام
أطلع الصبح راية الفجر
أهوى قمر أحوى أغر
لولا تجني من قد هجرني
رب البرية .. نظرة إليّه

فيك كل ما أرى حسن
فاتر الأجفان بدري
دع طرق الغي
حسبي ربي

قد غرد القمري
الزم باب ربك
يا ترى بعد البعاد
يا غافر الذنب
قد أجدبت أرض القلوب
يا صبا الأسحار هجت أشواقي
فتنا مطرب الحان


Thursday, June 24, 2010

منو يدري بالباطن شكو - نرجس شوقي غناء عراقي -Iraqi song - Narges showqi

  • فعلاً صعبة على مصرية ان تغني باللهجة العراقية
    والأصعب هو أن تغني على إيقاع الجورجينا ومن مقام المخالف وكلاهما عراقي حصراً!
  • ملاحظة صحيحة
  • لا أدري كيف أشكرك على هذه الأغاني والمعلومات القيمة التي ترفقها مع الأغاني ، وياريت تفعل ذات الشئ مع كل أغاني القبنجي . هل لديك أغنية نرجس الأخرى "ياحلو قلي شبدلك" هل غنتها عفيفة اسكندر أيضا؟ هل لديك أي معلومات عن حياة نرجس في العراق ومتى وأين توفت ؟
  • انشاء الله موجودة
  • نرجس شوقي المطربة التي قدمت من مصر و غنت باللهجة العراقية بعراقية صميمة و قد اشتهرت في العراق و اعتبرها العراقيين واحدة من كبار مطرباته و هي جديرة بذلك ....

Highest Rated Comments

  • اقف علي قارعة الطريق
    اتسول الحب والعشق والحنين
    ابحث عن رجل كريم ,,
    يهب لي بعضا من حبه ,, قلبه ,, او اقل القليل
    ويح نفسي
    وهبت قلبي
    لرجل بخيل
    مزقه ,شوههه ,وفي النهاية
    القي به علي قارعة الطريق !!!
    ...
  • Allah.......
    If I were in her time.......
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All Comments (15)

  • انها اعنية رائعة حثا
  • نرجس شوقي ليست مصرية! انها اما سورية او لبنانية، كانت في اواخر حياتها تعيش في بيروت، تزوجت من المطرب المصري محمد عبد المطلب
  • اخييييييييييييييييييه على كلبي
    اي والله منو يدري منووووووووووووووووووو
    خلوني سااااااااااااااكت خلوني
    الصوج كله منه اي والله سوده عليه وبيضه عليك
    اي والله شقول لمي من اروح انكسرة الشيشه
  • نرجس شوقي مطربة مصرية استقرت كالكثير من الفنانين العرب في بغداد اذ كانت الحركة الفنية قي كل اوجهها مزدهرة و كما سماها الموسيقار عبد الوهاب بلد الفن فالاسماء الكبيرة التي تربعت على اسم المقام العراقي و الاطوار الريفية و الاغنية البغدادية
  • أغنيه رائعه وصعبه جدا ... وبدايتها كأنها اغنية أنا من اقولن آآآه واتذكر أيامى
  • أنا من كتر إعجابي بهذه الأغنية أريد أن أقدمها في حفلتي القادمة إن شاء الله هنا بأمريكا، في حفلة للموسيقى العربية. رغم إن إيقاع الجورجينة صعب علي كمصري مش متعود عليه لكن بالتمرين يجي. وعازف الإيقاع إللي معاي إيراني كردي عارف الجورجينة مثل أسمه
  • والله هاي اغنية حلوة بس اول مرة اعرف انو نرجس شوقي مصرية معقولة
  • موبلمظاهـــــر
    منو يدري بلبطن شكو...موبلمظاهـــــر
    انا عشقت المحبوب...موبلمظاهـــــر
    الحب عفه و أخلاق...موبلمظاهــــر
    أعز منك ترة ماكو عليه
    مع تحياتي
    dele199

يا من هواه أعزه وأذلنـــي كيف السبيل إلى وصالـك دلني؟ - عبدالله بوشيخه -

يا من هواه أعزه وأذلنـــي
كيف السبيل إلى وصالـك دلني؟

تركتني حيران صبّا هائمــا
أرعى النجوم وأنت في نوم هني

عاهدتني ألا تميل عن الهوى
وحلفت لي يا غصن ألا تنثني

هبّ النسيم ومال غصن مثله
أين الزمان وأين ما عاهدتني؟

جاد الزمان وأنت ما واصلتني
يا باخلاَ بالوصل أنت قتلتنـي

واصلتني حتى ملكت حشاشتي
ورجعت من بعد الوصال هجرتني

لما ملكت قياد سري بالهوى
وعلمت أني عاشق لك خنتني

ولأقعدن على الطريق فأشتكي
في زي مظلوم وأنت ظلمتنـي

ولأشكينك عند سلطان الهوى
ليعذبنك مثل ما عذبـتـنــي

ولأدعين عليك في جنح الدجى
فعساك تبلى مثل ما أبليتنـي

الاطلال

Monday, March 29, 2010

الفنانة السيدة فيروز




ولدت السيدة الفنانة فيروز في 21 نوفمبر 1935، ولدت في بلدة دبية في محافظة جبل لبنان، اشتهرت الفنانة فيروز من صغرها بالغناء في الحي وبين أفراد عائلتها، بدأت عملها الفني كمغنية كورس في الإذاعة اللبنانية، وكانت الانطلاقة الحقيقية للفنانة فيروز عام 1952 عندما بدأت بالغناء لعاصي الرحباني.
في 1955 تزوجت بعاصي وأنجبت معه أربعة أبناء وقد قدم الأخوين الرحباني مع فيروز المئات من الأغاني التي أحدثت ثورة في الأغنية العربية، وذلك لتميزها بقصر المدة وقوة المعنى على عكس الأغاني العربية السائدة في ذلك الحين والتي كانت تمتاز بالطول، كما إنها كانت بسيطة التعبير وفي عمق الفكرة الموسيقية وتنوع المواضيع، حيث غنت للحب والأطفال، وللقدس لتمسكها بالقضية الفلسطينية، وللحزن والفرح والوطن والأم، وقدم عدد كبير من هذه الأغاني ضمن مجموعة مسرحيات من تأليف وتلحين الأخوين رحباني وصل عددها إلى خمس عشرة مسرحية تنوعت مواضيعها بين نقد الحاكم والشعب وتمجيد البطولة والحب بشتى أنواعه.
لتظل الفنانة فيروز رغم مرور أكثر من نصف قرن منذ انطلاقة مسيرتها الفنية إحدى أساطير الغناء العربي التي سيبقى صوتها الملائكي رمزا للحب والنضال والحرية.

Thursday, February 18, 2010

Maqam in Arabic Music

from Maqamworld.com
What is a Maqam ? In Arabic music, a maqam (plural maqamat) is a set of notes with traditions that define relationships between them, habitual patterns, and their melodic development. Maqamat are best defined and understood in the context of the rich Arabic music repertoire. The nearest equivalent in Western classical music would be a mode (e.g. Major, Minor, etc.)
The Arabic scales which maqamat are built from are not even-tempered, unlike the chromatic scale used in Western classical music. Instead, 5th notes are tuned based on the 3rd harmonic. The tuning of the remaining notes entirely depends on the maqam. The reasons for this tuning are probably historically based on string instruments like the oud. A side effect of not having even-tempered tuning is that the same note (by name) may have a slightly different pitch depending on which maqam it is played in.
What are Quarter Tones ?
Many maqamat include notes that can be approximated with quarter tones (depicted using the half-flat sign or the half-sharp sign ), although they rarely are precise quarters falling exactly halfway between two semitones. Even notes depicted as semitones sometimes include microtonal subtleties depending on the maqam in which they are used. For this reason, when writing Arabic music using the Western notation system, there is an understanding that the exact tuning of each note might vary with each maqam and must be learned by ear.
Another peculiarity of maqamat is that the same note is not always played with the same exact pitch. The pitch may vary slightly, depending on the melodic flow and what other notes are played before and after that note. The idea behind this effect is to round sharp corners in the melody by drawing the furthest notes nearer. This effect is sometimes called the law of attraction or gravity, and is common in other musical traditions (e.g. in Byzantine music).
Are maqamat transposable ?
When Arabic maqamat are taught and documented, each maqam is usually associated with the same starting note (tonic). For example, maqam Bayati is almost always shown as starting on D in reference textbooks.
In general maqamat are transposable, but only to a handful of other tonics. For example, maqam Bayati usually starts on D, but it can also start on G and A. When transposing Arabic maqamat, musicians mention the tonic name after the maqam name for clarity (e.g. "Bayati on G" or "Bayati on A"). For this reason also, only a few quarter tones are exploited (with the understanding that the term quarter tone is approximate, and that many semitones include microtonal variations). The most frequently used quarter tones are: E, A and B.
This is unlike scales in Western classical music, where for example each scale can have 11 possible tonics. Total freedom to transpose requires playing Western music on even-tempered instruments (e.g. the piano) where all semitone intervals are exactly equal.
The reasons behind this limitation are probably technical and pragmatic, and have to do with the difficulty of transposing freely on classical Arabic instruments (oud, nay, qanun). On the oud for example, it is important to be able to exploit open strings to play tonics, 4th and 5th notes, since the sound on open strings is always in tune and louder. In addition, since the oud tuning is not even-tempered but based on harmonic 4th and 5th intervals between open strings, maqamat dont sound equally in tune and pleasant on every tonic.
Some maqamat change names when transposed because they vary in their feel or mood. A maqam could also have a different melodic development (sayr) when transposed, including a different dominant note, etc. For example maqam Rahat El Arwah is a transposed version of maqam Huzam, but they have different moods. To describe the difference using very subjective terminology, the first is lower, more mellow and spiritual, the second is higher, lighter and funkier.
Another reason for different transposed versions of a maqam having different names might be historic, since each name (and tonic) may have been used in a different region (Arab, Persian, Turkish. etc.). An example of this is the Hijaz Kar, Shadd Araban, Shahnaz, and Suzidil maqamat, which all have the same tonal intervals.
While on the subject of transposition, musicians often retune their instruments a few semitones higher or lower than the absolute reference (e.g. A = 440 Hz) rather than transpose a maqam, especially in old 1920's and 1930's recordings. The reason for doing this is that melodies sound much better when their tonics and 4th/5th notes fall on open strings, because of the way string instruments like the oud or violin resonate. This is not the case with voice, for example.
How can maqamat be broken down ?
The building blocks for maqamat are sets of 3, 4 or 5 notes, called trichords, tetrachords and pentachords, respectively. The Arabic word for these sets is jins (plural ajnas). The word jins means the gender, type or nature of something. In general each maqam is made up two main ajnas (sets) called lower and upper jins. These can be joined at the same note, at two adjacent notes, or can overlap each other. A maqam may also include other secondary ajnas which are very useful for modulation. Instead of thinking of a maqam as a collection of 8 or more individual notes, it's often useful to think of it as a group of two or more ajnas (sets).
See the Ajnas (Sets) section.

Is there harmony in Arabic music ?
Arabic music is mostly melodic, which means it rarely includes harmony and chords. There are a few exceptions, read more in this excellent article about Harmony and Arabic Music. The main reason why harmony is rarely used is that chords dont sound very pleasant when they include quarter tones or microtonal variations. Harmony sounds best when notes have a natural harmonic relationship (3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th harmonic, etc). In Arabic music, this is true for a tonic and its fifth (3rd harmonic), but most of the time not true for any other note combination.
What is the difference between a maqam and a scale ?
The Arabic maqam is built on top of the Arabic scale. The maqam is generally made up of one octave (8 notes), although sometimes the maqam scale extends up to 2 octaves. But the maqam is much more than a scale:


  • A maqam may include microtonal variations such that tones, half tones and quarter tones in its underlying scale are not precisely that. E.g. the E in maqam Bayati is tuned slightly lower than the E in maqam Rast. These variations must be learned by listening not by reading, which is why the oral tradition is the correct way to learn Arabic music.



  • Each maqam has a different character which conveys a mood, in a similar fashion to the mood in a Major or Minor scale, although that mood is subjective. Since classical Arabic music is mostly melodic (excludes harmony), the choice of maqam greatly affects the mood of the piece.



  • Each maqam includes rules that define its melodic development (or sayr in Arabic). These rules describe which notes should be emphasized, how often, and in what order. This means that two maqamat that have the same tonal intervals but where one is a transposed version of the other may be played differently (e.g. maqamat Kurd and Hijaz Kar Kurd, or maqamat Nahawand and Farahfaza).

  • Each maqam includes rules that define the starting note (tonic, or qarar in Arabic), the ending note (or mustaqarr in Arabic), which in some cases is different to the tonic, and the dominant note (or ghammaz in Arabic). The dominant is the starting note of the second jins (in general the 5th, but sometimes the 4th or 3rd note), and serves as the pivot note during modulation.
See the Modulation section.
How many maqamat are there ?
There are dozens of Arabic maqamat, too many to list, including many Persian and Turkish hybrids. It's difficult to find a definitive list of Arabic maqamat that all textbooks agree on, or a definitive reference on which maqamat are strictly Arabic and which are Turkish or Persian. There are also many local maqamat used only in some regions of the Arab world (e.g. Iraq and North Africa), and unknown in others. But the most widely used and known maqamat are about 30 to 40, and these are the ones covered in this web site
See the Maqam Index section.
How is the intonation of the Arabic maqam changing with time ?

There is no absolute reference for the Arabic scale. In 1932, the Arabic Music Conference in Cairo established that regional variations existed in the intonation of Arabic maqamat. Within each region, oral traditions continued and created de-facto standards, although these standards converged to some extent with the advent of recording and broadcasting.

The phenomenon that greatly influenced intonation in Arabic music was the introduction of even-tempered instruments (some of which were altered to produce quarter tones), mostly in the second half of the 20th century. The accordion, electric guitar, electric (fretted) bass, piano, guitar, electric piano, electric organ and synthesizer were gradually introduced to the Arabic ensemble. The main incentive behind this change was innovation, modernization, and the desire to add harmony to Arabic music.
When Arabic maqamat are performed on even-tempered instruments, they sound different in subtle ways for the following reasons:


  • The intonation of the same quarter tone can vary with each maqam. For example, the E in maqam Rast has a higher tuning than the E in maqam Bayati. Even tempered instruments eliminate these subtle variations, producing dry and rigid quarter tones.


  • Moreover, the Arabic maqam has regional variations that make up a lot of its color. For example, the E in maqam Rast has a higher tuning in Aleppo than in Cairo. Even tempered instruments eliminate these regional variations, reducing the Arabic maqam to its lowest denominator.


  • Even semitones in the Arabic scale often include microtonal variations. A prime example are the 2nd and 3rd notes in the Hijaz tetrachord, which are played closer together so as to shrink the 1½ tone interval. These variations cannot be performed on even-tempered instruments. In case of harmonic music, microtonal variations are even undesirable since they reduce harmony.
With time, the original tuning of maqam Hijaz had been lost except in a handful of new recordings, and was replaced with what is called “piano Hijaz” (a derogatory term.) Equally bad is the “piano Ajam”, where the 3rd note should be slightly lower and more mellow. Maqamat like Jiharkah are rarely played on even-tempered instruments, even on ones that have been altered to produce quarter tones.
In conclusion, the new generation of Arabic musicians, singers and listeners is losing touch with the traditional intonation of the 1920s and 30s largely because of the introduction of even-tempered instruments and harmony in Arabic music.


Saturday, February 6, 2010

شام يا ذا السيف


شام يا ذا السيف

شام يا ذا السيف لم يغب
يا كلام المجد في الكتب
قبلك التاريخ في ظلمة
بعدك أستولى على الشهب
لي ربيع فيك خبأته
ملئ دنيا قلبي التعب
يوم عيناها بساط السما
و الرماح السود في الهدب
تلتوي خصراً فأومى
إلى نغمة الناي ألا إتنحبي
أنا في ظلك يا هدبها
أحسب الأنجم في لعبي
طابت الذكرى فمن راجع
بي كما العود إلى الطرب
شام أهلوك إذا هم على نوب
قلبي على نوب
أنا أحبابي شعري لهم
مثلما سيفي و سيف أبي
أنا صوتي منك يا بردى
مثلما نبعك من سحبي
ثلج حرمون غذانا معاً
شمخاً كالعز في القبب
و حد الدنيا غداّ
جبل لاعب بالريح و الحقب

Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Till Your Ears Bleed - My 2010 Welcome theme




TillYourEarsBleed.mp3


I made this  piece in san francisco in year 2000.
in year 2001 my 'industry' (I.T)  'crashed' .. my company went under . i lost my job on my birthday in june 2001.
paradise lost .. the dream of freedom and dignity slipped again from my fingers .. that freedom i was only able to feel in the United States of America.
I am serious. I felt a connection with the land and the people. I felt i am able to belong , and belong and belong. I was able to live my different identities . i was able to be an Arab , an artist , a woman, a geek , a Canadian even , I was able to be a better Canadian in the USA. I was able to wear my  Palestinian Koufiyeh and my Jordanian shmagh without fear.. I was able to get involved and express myself as a citizen even though i wasnt even a US citizen! True I was living in a very special place , California is a special place. I was involved in politics without fear. I love that place!
i had to leave. jobs were scarce after the hi-tech bubble burst .. and after 911 there was no chance on earth for me to get a job .. an Arab and not even an american , arab looking and with an accent .. not the perfect age or gender or skin color either .. no way.. i tried very hard..  but ..no way
i couldnt afford it ... i realized my generous severance package will run out soon if i dont do something ...
so much soul searching..
so much .. day and night
battling with my fear
barely any support
i came up with the decision to go back to Canada! after all i am a Canadian citizen , this is my country too.. it is my country in a different and special way .. a country of choice. I jumped through hoops and loops to make it my country . I studied and passed. I went through rigorous examinations and had to live in freezing cold for years to earn my Canadian citizenship.
i was drawn to Canada because of the reputation it has, the values it preaches . not because i was starving in my country. I thought it was a place where people have dignity and freedom and equality. and everyone has the same opportunity and respect. I wanted to live in canada because i wanted to live in a democracy and in peace and have opportunities and be able to help others in the world. That is why I chose Canada to be my new country.
Living in the east wasnt bad. The culture in Montreal is awesome . there is racism but at least there is culture and passion and good food. but the weather is very cold!   it's just frigging cold ! so so so cold ! no one can comprehend the intensity of this cold except people who live in it.
the gas used to freeze in my car . i once cried from the cold. i made the mistake of taking off my mitten to try and open my car door , the lock was frozen , the exposure of my hand without the mitten for a few minutes made me cry , i felt my fingers will fall off ! it was so painful!
no way would i go back! so cold!
i decided to go back to school to become a film director !
i decided to move to Vancouver. and i didnt know anything about Vancouver. just that it's the closest biggest Canadian city, never been there and met maybe only 3 or 4 people from there in all the years i lived in Canada!
I drove up all the way to vancouver. I slept in the car at night  and drove during the light.
I had a dream long before this happened. It was strange because I dont know much about vancouver, I never think of vancouver. It was sometime in  2000/2001 I was working in silicon valley totally enjoying the sun and the freedom and the opportunitues..
i had a dream one day , in my sleep; I dreamt i was in Vancouver , and there was an earthquake ..
i was alone .. and the earth was shaking .. but a voice inside me was telling me not to be afraid .. i was ducking  under a small construction that looked like a box made out of concrete and i was feeling safe and that everything will just be allright!
this song was my canada re-entry theme. i drove up all the way to Vancouver.. it was fall time and the colors of the leaves was fascinating .. on my way i found a safari zoo , and then a bird sanctuary .. i stopped and visited ! i felt free and in bliss.
l never ended up living in vancouver or  going back to school.
my life took turns like i had never expected..
i discovered that the east is not like the west . the frost of the cold is mercy compared to the cold fire of the racism.
what a hard decade ! I call it my British Columbia decade!
the hardest in my life but fantastically transforming!
I thank Canada , I love Canada , and I am a proud Canadian , still inspired by the canadian values of human rights and freedom and protection of the environment and animals and caring and helping other people of the world.. etc..  which are unfortunately being stepped on by our government while canadians watch silently!

so there you go , that is the story of this music
Goodbye 2000-2009
welcome
2010 !
may it  be  THE year where the deepest human aspiration of peace and fulfillment of basic need becomes reality

Monday, December 21, 2009

Fairouz - A Queen in Las Vegas





The preparations




Fast Facts



 The concert was held in the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on the 15th of May '99.
 The tickets were sold for: $50, $75, $150 and $300.
There was no tour, Ziad didn't go and there originally were 10,000 tickets for sale.
 The songs performed:
Instrumentals: National American and Lebanese anthems and Abu Ali (Ali was cut from the video)
First segment: Dhawi Yahal Andeel, Atem Ya Layl, Taree' Elnahl and Nassam Alyna Elhawa.
Choir: Haddouni (from Jisr Elamar) and Khayef Koun Eshetek (from Ziad's Sahryie).
Second segment: Ya Ana Ya Ana, Ahwak and Aetini Enay.
Choir: Daloni Ala Enayn Esood (cut from the video) and Ya Bent Elmeawen (both from Ziad's Sahryie).
Third Segment: Mawal Ana Wenta, Ya Henayna, Laylii Betrja Ya Layl, Ya Jisran Khashabian and Sanarjiou Youman.
Fourth Segment: Irjaay Ya Alf Layla, Ya Laylo Esabo, Law Kan Qalbi and Ya Man Hawa.
Instrumental: Sa'aloni Enas.
Choir: Qases Wara'a (from Nas Men Waraa/cut from the video) and Tallou El Siyadi (from Rings for Sale).
Fifth Segment: Arrab Elmoued, Nehna Welamar Jiran, Is'har, Kifk Inta, Khedni and Oudak Ranan.
Sixth Segment: Aa Hadir Elbosta, Lama Elamar Ghab, Iza Elard Medoara, Oghniat Elwada'a and Zorouni.

The Concert







here is the whole concert in case the above video doesnt work http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XODU1MDE4NzI=.html

 Alhayat says 16 thousand and Assafir says 12 thousand people attended the concert. Regardless of that, the concert was originally intended for 10 thousand fans. How can one explain this? Fairuz broke the record she set for herself in mere two days when the MGM Grand changed concert plans and expanded the arena to its full capacity. People came from all over the world to attend the concert. A lot have said they first heard about it from the Internet. That was one thing I liked very much because I hope this site has helped with it. The song titles and more information about the concert can be found in the articles which are now accessible from the special's general information section. But what's most notably great was the presence of Assy and Mansour through all the classics she performed, Ziad through the musical introduction and Kifk Inta and Nasri Shameseddine through Haddouni which the choir performed. That was not just a concert.
 On the back page of Assafir newspaper, there was an update of the concert. It's going to be a success! Not that I questioned it, but the ticket prices and the location ... Anyway MGM asked for Fairuz's permission to open the arena to it's maximum capcity because there's an enormous pressure on the ticket sales which I hope this site has helped in. Read the article in Arabic.
 Fairuz leaves tomorrow (Sunday) for Las Vegas on the Middle East airliner. Maestro Mike Haro, who conducted her recent concerts, will accompany Fairuz in her trip as well as 24 musicians, 10 choir singers, technicians and managers, all totaling 42 persons. She has made interviews with both the Los Angeles Times and the New York Times newspapers. She has been rehearsing for a week now. Please contact me if you have access to the interviews. You can also check the article in the general information and promotional material part of the special. Source: Assafir 5/8
 MGM fixed the seating capacity of the stage for a maximum audience of 10,000 seats not 16,000, by Fairouz's request.
 Ziad will not join Fairuz to Las Vegas.
 There will NOT be any tour. It's one concert like it's being advertised. If the technical issues are quickly settled in Las Vegas, It's being thought to produce, with MGM grand, some promotional items as commemorative memorabilia. Unfortunately, it seems already short on time for this to happen, so all you folks going to the concert, start praying.
 To all those still having second thoughts about attending the concert. What's wrong with you? If you are not 100% sure that you will attend other future concerts, can you tolerate forsaking seeing Fairuz in concert? It's not easy to make a concert every year in the States and it can be a long time before Fairuz returns there. The last time she was there was years and years ago and the next one can be years and years away, if it was even considered. It's not late to buy yourself a ticket but it can be very soon. If you've never been to Las Vegas, it can be an interesting experience. With all the colors and lights of the city and then attending the Fairuz concert, the experience can be too surreal that if not for the photos you're going to take, you may question if it was only a dream. One that will linger in your memories forever. Don't waste anymore time. Really.
 Just to clear something out, the news on the American tour is not confirmed. Add to that MGM is advertising the Las Vegas concert as a one historic performance. It seems logical that there will be more than one concert as it is cheaper to produce and guaranteed to succeed. However, to be on the safe side, anyone planning to see Fairuz should attend the Las Vegas concert. Again, no need to remind everyone that the tickets have been on sale for more than a week now and that the concert has been advertised about in major American newspapers, so it's wise to buy tickets now, if you plan to attend the concert. This week you can get to see the seating configuration as well as the press release of Fairuz's concert. There is also a scanned ad from Los Angeles Times of the concert.
 Fairuz's upcoming concert in Las Vegas is closing in. The May 15 will be marked as the greatest day of 99 by loyal Fairuz fans in North America and the concert as the greatest event to end this century. She will perform in the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The arena can hold up to 16000 seats. The tickets are on sale and they are going fast, after all it's only one concert (that I know is confirmed). The tickets prices are set at $50, $75, $150, $300. For ticket sales call toll free 1- 877- 984-7263 or 702- 891-7777. Information on Fairuz's concert at the MGM site. Information of the Arena, Concert Configuration of the arena and the Schedule of the upcoming concerts including Fairuz's. The promotion is starting up and as Ammar has posted on the message board, there was an ad in the New York Times of the concert. Thanks Ammar. Will post follow-ups when become available throughout the week.





General Information + Promotional Material


 MGM Concert Press Release.
 Seating Configuration.
 LBC's pre-concert report (realvideo).
 LBC's pre-concert documentary (contains pictures and media files).
 Radio Advertisements: Arabic Version & English Version(Special thanks to Arab Dreamer.)
 The Concert's Promotional Material: The Concert Poster (current/original).
 The Concert's Promotional Material: The Concert Poster 2 (temporary poster).
 Assafir article about the concert. (5/8/99)
 Assafir article about the concert. (5/15/99)
 Assafir article about the concert. (5/17/99) CONCERT DETAILS
 Alhayat article about the concert. (5/17/99) CONCERT DETAILS
 Yet another article about the concert. (5/17/99) CONCERT DETAILS - PICTURES
 New York Times article by Neil MacFarquhar. - CONCERT DETAILS - PICTURE (off site link)
 Beirut Times article on Fairuz.
 Beirut Times article on the Las Vegas concert.
 Featured Advertisements: Concert Advertisement (Color) and Los Angeles Times.
 Concert Pictures: Fairuz in white and in yellow. And a newly added picture in white and yet another picture.
 An autographed photo of Fairuz.
 The special booklet from the concert.
 Personal Experiences.
 Click here to visit an off site link that contains some concert pictures.

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